diff --git a/cmd/node-termination-handler.go b/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
index 2d8df172..f6879fa3 100644
--- a/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
+++ b/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func main() {
 			for event, ok := interruptionEventStore.GetActiveEvent(); ok; event, ok = interruptionEventStore.GetActiveEvent() {
 				select {
 				case interruptionEventStore.Workers <- 1:
-					logging.VersionedMsgs.RequestingInstanceDrain(event)
+					logging.VersionedMsgs.ProcessingInterruptionEvent(event)
 					event.InProgress = true
 					wg.Add(1)
 					recorder.Emit(event.NodeName, observability.Normal, observability.GetReasonForKind(event.Kind, event.Monitor), event.Description)
diff --git a/pkg/logging/versioned.go b/pkg/logging/versioned.go
index 12b47641..95bcb72f 100644
--- a/pkg/logging/versioned.go
+++ b/pkg/logging/versioned.go
@@ -30,14 +30,22 @@ func (versionedMsgsV1) ProblemMonitoringForEvents(monitorKind string, err error)
 	log.Warn().Str("event_type", monitorKind).Err(err).Msg("There was a problem monitoring for events")
 }
 
-func (versionedMsgsV1) RequestingInstanceDrain(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent) {
+func (versionedMsgsV1) ProcessingInterruptionEvent(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent) {
+	var message string
+	switch event.Kind {
+	case monitor.ASGLaunchLifecycleKind:
+		message = "Waiting for node to be ready before completing ASG launch lifecycle"
+	default:
+		message = "Requesting instance drain"
+	}
+
 	log.Info().
 		Str("event-id", event.EventID).
 		Str("kind", event.Kind).
 		Str("node-name", event.NodeName).
 		Str("instance-id", event.InstanceID).
 		Str("provider-id", event.ProviderID).
-		Msg("Requesting instance drain")
+		Msg(message)
 }
 
 func (versionedMsgsV1) SendingInterruptionEventToChannel(_ string) {
@@ -54,7 +62,15 @@ func (versionedMsgsV2) ProblemMonitoringForEvents(monitorKind string, err error)
 	log.Warn().Str("monitor_type", monitorKind).Err(err).Msg("There was a problem monitoring for events")
 }
 
-func (versionedMsgsV2) RequestingInstanceDrain(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent) {
+func (versionedMsgsV2) ProcessingInterruptionEvent(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent) {
+	var message string
+	switch event.Kind {
+	case monitor.ASGLaunchLifecycleKind:
+		message = "Waiting for node to be ready before completing ASG launch lifecycle"
+	default:
+		message = "Requesting instance drain"
+	}
+
 	log.Info().
 		Str("event-id", event.EventID).
 		Str("kind", event.Kind).
@@ -62,7 +78,7 @@ func (versionedMsgsV2) RequestingInstanceDrain(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent)
 		Str("node-name", event.NodeName).
 		Str("instance-id", event.InstanceID).
 		Str("provider-id", event.ProviderID).
-		Msg("Requesting instance drain")
+		Msg(message)
 }
 
 func (versionedMsgsV2) SendingInterruptionEventToChannel(eventKind string) {
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@ func (versionedMsgsV2) SendingInterruptionEventToChannel(eventKind string) {
 var VersionedMsgs interface {
 	MonitoringStarted(monitorKind string)
 	ProblemMonitoringForEvents(monitorKind string, err error)
-	RequestingInstanceDrain(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent)
+	ProcessingInterruptionEvent(event *monitor.InterruptionEvent)
 	SendingInterruptionEventToChannel(eventKind string)
 } = versionedMsgsV1{}